SATURDAY IN THE GREAT LAKES

GCH CH Shaireab Bayleigh Maid of Honor

Exhibitors have lots of options in the Great Lakes region this weekend.  The Ashtabula Kennel Club had day two in Madison OH and they asked Hungarian judge Attila Czegledi in the final ring with the Weimaraner, GCH CH Doc N' Camelot's Heaven Can Wait, the Black & Tan Coonhound, CH Foxfire Full Force Gale, the Siberian Husky, CH Jo-Kar’s B’ Tempe’d, the Welsh Terrier, GCH CH Shaireab Bayleigh Maid of Honor, the Blenheim & Prince Charles English Toy Spaniel, GCH CH Loujon Thornwood Little Jacob, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Ale Kai Hillwood Celebration, and the Briard, GCH CH Lightning Strike El Xargall.

GCH CH Lightning Strike El Xargall

Best went to the Welsh Terrier, Jennie, and Reserve to the Briard, Thunder.  Jennie, the country’s Number Three Terrier, has nine BIS in 33 trips to the final ring.

GCH CH Scylla Small Kraft Re-Lit

In Marshall MI, at the Battle Creek Kennel Club’s Saturday show the Maltese, GCH CH Scylla Small Kraft Re-Lit, was Lisa Warren’s BIS.  Judge Warren also liked the Shiba Inu, CH Lee-Fen's An Everlasting Love, for her RBIS.  Also hoping for consideration were the Flat-Coated Retriever, CH Windy Hill Dance To The Music, the Whippet, GCH CH Karasar’s Remembrence, the Boxer, CH Nantess Caleno Numero Uno, the Russell Terrier, GCH CH Goldsands Columbus, and the Puli, GCH CH Moonshadow Rongyos Kis Medve.

CH Lee-Fen's An Everlasting Love

Hank is the nation’s Number One Maltese and Number Five Toy Dog with four BIS and 27 Toy Groups.

GCH CH Star Flight Jumpin Jack Flash OA NAJ

( Photo by Lynda Beam)

In Belvidere IL exhibitors took in the day one show of the Kishwaukee Kennel Club.  Judge Mareth Kipp chose her top two from the Brittany, GCH CH Star Flight Jumpin Jack Flash OA NAJ, the Treeing Walker Coonhound, GCH CH Alexanders Gold Rush Xcetera, the Great Dane, Graycn Lost Creek The Descendant Of Elan, the Colored Bull Terrier, Yoeckydoes Kissproof, the Chinese Crested, GCH CH Dejavu I Want'a Talk About Me, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Dawin Hearts on Fire, and the Shetland Sheepdog, Beckon GQ.

Judge Kipp chose the 12 month old Dane as her Best and the Brittany as her Reserve.  It’s the first BIS for the precocious Dane.  Congratulations to breeders Karen McCance & March Stoner, owners Jon & Sue Fink, and handler John Gerszewski.  Now, someone tell one of them to send us a photo we can share with all of you.

GCH CH Vogelflight’s “Honor” to Pillowtalk 

(Photo by Tom Weigand, The Winning Image)

Saturday was day three in Duluth MN and it was Ann Hearn in the final ring for the hometown Duluth Kennel Club.  Joining her were the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Summits Emery It's In The Bag, the Afghan Hound, GCH CH Elmo's Martian Chronicles, the Giant Schnauzer, GCH CH Kenro’s Witching Hour, the Australian Terrier, GCH CH Dunham Lake Scout Master, the Toy Poodle, GCH CH Sharbelle Silhouette, the Bichon Frise, GCH CH Vogelflight’s “Honor” to Pillowtalk, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Karizma’s Ike of Edale.

GCH CH Kenro’s Witching Hour 

(Photo by Michael McGuire)

Taking home the top awards were the Bichon, Honor, with the BIS and the Giant, Dora, with the RBIS.  Honor now has three BIS in 15 final appearances.